Check me out. I'm kickass.
I've said this before and I'll say it again. I travel a lot for my job. This year I'm staring down 10 months on the road. I have learned one very important lesson in my travels: The women in Minneapolis are more beautiful than the women anywhere else in the world.
See below about exactly what my job is, but... I'm on the road. And when I say I'm on the road, I mean that I'm not in the US. When traveling outside the US, especially when doing it a) by the least expensive means possible, or b) while working tirelessly to keep tourists happy, internet access can be a bit spotty; often when I can get it, my time is extremely limited, and I don't quite make it to myspace either. If you message me or request to be my friend (and I'd be honored, I promise) and I don't respond promptly, assume that I am busy and not checking: not that I don't love you. So that's my bit on that.
Here's how I see it: On the way home from the bar tonight, I made the comment that there are way too many cute girls in the world. I, of course, immediately corrected myself, saying that there are, in fact, exactly the right number of cute girls in the world. They are malicious though. A look across the bar, an extended glance when they walk by holding hands with some toolbox, anything else that they might think is being fun or playful, pretty much just to mess with my head. Why? Not fair.
Hey, I have better things to do with my time than waste away on myspace... Damnit. You're right. I don't.
So I've got this wicked cool job where I get paid to travel around the country, and even some around the world, more or less all expenses paid, while getting paid in the meantime, and my primary job is to ride my bike while I'm traveling. And when I'm not riding my bike, I'm hanging out with people who are happy because they are on vacation. Next summer I will be around Minnesota a little more often, which is killer because I seriously missed my friends last year. I mean, missing Minnesota summer was one thing, missing my friends was a totally different thing. I have the best friends in the world. Seriously, best ever. Life is pretty kickass when it comes down to it.
I grew up in small towns. Very small towns. A couple of them. Then I moved to a big city. People thought it would be hard for me. People in the small town said I couldn't do it because I would get lost in the crowd. People in the big town said I couldn't do it because I didn't have what it takes to live in a big city. I showed them both. I love city life. There are things I took away from the small town that I wouldn't give up for anything, but I can't see myself back there long term. I'm a college graduate. I love my job, which is more than most of my friends can say. I think I love it because it is the most badass job ever. I get paid to travel around the world and ride my bike. Usually I have to at least try to be nice to people, but I'm good at that. Life is good.
I am hereby ending my crusade of self-righteousness. People are what they are. I am what I am, and in the immortal words of the greatest .. comic ever, "I finally find people like me, and they wind up being jerks."
